Telegram
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Telegram is a freeware, cross-platform, cloud-based instant messaging (IM) system. It is written in C++.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for net-im/telegram-desktop Official desktop client for Telegram
+X
|
Add support for X11 |
+fonts
|
Use builtin patched copy of open-sans fonts (overrides fontconfig) |
+jemalloc
|
Use dev-libs/jemalloc for memory management |
+libdispatch
|
Use dev-libs/libdispatch to speed up concurrent code execution |
dbus
|
Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) |
enchant
|
Use the app-text/enchant spell-checking backend instead of app-text/hunspell |
qt6
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Build with Qt6 support |
qt6-imageformats
|
Add support for HEIF, AVIF and JpegXL by bundling kde-frameworks/kimageformats |
screencast
|
Enable support for remote desktop and screen cast using PipeWire |
wayland
|
Enable dev-libs/wayland backend |
webkit
|
Add support for the WebKit HTML rendering/layout engine |
Emerge
Emerge Telegram:
root #
emerge --ask net-im/telegram-desktop
Alternatively, install the pre-built binary version:
root #
emerge --ask net-im/telegram-desktop-bin
Removal
Unmerge
Delete telegram-desktop with emerge:
root #
emerge --ask --depclean --verbose net-im/telegram-desktop
Delete telegram-desktop-bin with emerge:
root #
emerge --ask --depclean --verbose net-im/telegram-desktop-bin
See Also
- Discord — a proprietary VoIP instant messaging and digital distribution platform for voice, video, and text communication.
- Skype — a proprietary application owned by Microsoft for instant messaging, VoIP calls, and video conversations.
- Recommended applications — applications recommended for use in a graphical environment (X11, Wayland)